Oh yes there is. Last season he was hurt and he had surgery on his back. There's a significant chance that we may never see the Arian Foster we think of as a "high quality starter" again. There's also plenty of reason to hope we will.

It's still up in the air whether last season was an aberration or the first year in his inevitable decline. After the 2005 season plenty of people thought Dominck Williams (Davis) was a high quality starter too. He never played again.

Just got to wait and see. I thought they were generous and mostly optimistic in rating him a solid starter in light of the circumstances.

Oh yes there is. Last season he was hurt and he had surgery on his back. There's a significant chance that we may never see the Arian Foster we think of as a "high quality starter" again. There's also plenty of reason to hope we will.

It's still up in the air whether last season was an aberration or the first year in his inevitable decline. After the 2005 season plenty of people thought Dominck Williams (Davis) was a high quality starter too. He never played again.

Just got to wait and see. I thought they were generous and mostly optimistic in rating him a solid starter in light of the circumstances.

Foster was far better than Domanick Williams ever was.

That is kind of the point I am getting at, just because he is injured one season ,as many players in football are, suddenly he is average with disregard to his level of talent.

Oh yes there is. Last season he was hurt and he had surgery on his back. There's a significant chance that we may never see the Arian Foster we think of as a "high quality starter" again. There's also plenty of reason to hope we will.

It's still up in the air whether last season was an aberration or the first year in his inevitable decline. After the 2005 season plenty of people thought Dominck Williams (Davis) was a high quality starter too. He never played again.

Just got to wait and see. I thought they were generous and mostly optimistic in rating him a solid starter in light of the circumstances.

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...The assumption, I guess, is we will be letting him walk. I notice Wade Smith and Ben Tate are not listed either.

Can we get to other teams' diagrams? I'd like to see how the rest of the division projects...

Editing the Edit...
Back to topic: What the hell is this guy supposed to be responsible for anywho??

Free Agents aren't under contract. The chart represents what we have under contract in 2014. It is a starting point for determining what we need and then we work toward filling those needs from signing FAs including our own, trades, and draft picks. It is also a chart for starters and does not incorporate packages or depth. Do not read too much or too little into the chart.

Summary: As I wrote in April, the Dolphins didn't have to give up a lot to move from No. 12 to No. 3, but it put an extra onus on them to get some value with that pick. And while Jordan flashes a ton of ability, he was highly ranked on my board, and we really don't know if he can stay on the field in a starter's role long term. He was a situational player who was on the field for about 30 percent of snaps as a rookie, during which he showed he can get to the QB. But if you're on the sideline that often, we have to take it into account because that's your coaches concealing things you can't do. After that? Well, there's not much to evaluate. I'm not sure any team in the NFL saw less from a rookie class. Sturgis did a decent job at kicker, but it's quiet elsewhere. This draft doesn't look as hot a year later, but Jordan has talent.

Pro personnel guys are responsible for the FA signings. The college scouting department has the influence for the draft. The Dolphins made some good FA signings in 2013 (Wallace, Grimes, Ellerbe, Keller). Wallace was overpriced and Keller was hurt in preseason. Still, a solid FA class.

Summary: In April I wrote: "I thought the Texans would go with DeAndre Hopkins at No. 27, and they did. Andre Johnson will be 32 in Week 1 of this season, and soaked up an absurd 58 percent of their wide receiver targets in 2012. Hopkins gives them a legit No. 2." I think that stands up pretty well, the only problem being what happened with the guys throwing Johnson and Hopkins the ball. But Hopkins still finished with 802 yards receiving, second among all rookies. Swearinger was also a starter and, by the end of the season, a pretty good one at strong safety. Elsewhere, Griffin caught some passes late, and undrafted Dennis Johnson got some run. Assuming Hopkins and Swearinger are long-term starters and potentially good players, this draft is pretty decent.

New grade: B

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Originally Posted by Lucky

Pro personnel guys are responsible for the FA signings. The college scouting department has the influence for the draft. The Dolphins made some good FA signings in 2013 (Wallace, Grimes, Ellerbe, Keller). Wallace was overpriced and Keller was hurt in preseason. Still, a solid FA class.

Gaine was Assistant GM in Miami, not sure what his duties encompassed there.